Chrysanthemum plant named ‘Yogrand Rapids’

ABSTRACT

A new  Chrysanthemum  plant named ‘Yogrand Rapids’ particularly distinguished by the light yellow ray florets with a greyed-red center, decorative type, fully double flower, medium green foliage, fast flowering response time, good stem strength, and excellent shelf-life.

Latin name of the genus and species of the plant claimed:Chrysanthemum×morifolium.

Varietal denomination: ‘Yogrand Rapids’.

BACKGROUND OF THE NEW PLANT

The present invention comprises a new Chrysanthemum, botanically knownas Chrysanthemum×morifolium, and hereinafter referred to by the varietyname ‘Yogrand Rapids.’

‘Yogrand Rapids’ is a product of a planned breeding program. The newcultivar has light yellow ray florets with a greyed-red center,decorative type, fully double flower, medium green foliage, fastflowering response time, good stem strength, and excellent shelf-life.

‘Yogrand Rapids’ originated from a hybridization made in May 2005 in acontrolled breeding environment in Salinas, Calif. The female parent wasthe proprietary, unpatented plant designated ‘YB-A9207’ with bronze twotone flower color, a 9 week flowering response time, and has a tallergrowing plant habit.

The male parent of ‘Yogrand Rapids’ was an proprietary, unpatented plantidentified as ‘YB-A8021’ with red decorative, open centered flowers, an8 week flowering response time, less vigor, and moderate pollenproduction.

‘Yogrand Rapids’ was selected as one flowering plant within the progenyof the stated cross in December 2005, grown out doors in a field coveredby saran in Fort Myers, Fla.

The first act of asexual reproduction of ‘Yogrand Rapids’ wasaccomplished when vegetative cuttings were propagated from the initialselection in March 2006 in a controlled environment in Fort Myers, Fla.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF INVENTION

Horticultural examination of plants grown from cuttings of the plantinitiated in March 2006, and continuing thereafter, has demonstratedthat the combination of characteristics as herein disclosed for ‘YograndRapids’ are firmly fixed and are retained through successive generationsof asexual reproduction.

‘Yogrand Rapids’ has not been observed under all possible environmentalconditions. The phenotype may vary significantly with variations inenvironment such as temperature, light intensity and day length.

A Plant Breeder's Right for this cultivar was applied for in Canada onMar. 24, 2009. ‘Yogrand Rapids’ has not been made publicly availablemore than one year prior to the filing of this application.

The following traits have been repeatedly observed and are determined tobe basic characteristics of the new variety. The combination of thesecharacteristics distinguishes this Chrysanthemum as a new and distinctvariety

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE PHOTOGRAPHS

The accompanying photographic drawing shows typical flower and foliagecharacteristics of ‘Yogrand Rapids’ with colors being as true aspossible with an illustration of this type. The photographic drawingshows four flowering potted plants of the new variety growing in a fiveinch pot, and a close-up of the flowers.

DETAILED BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION

The plant descriptions, measurements and aforementioned photographs weretaken in Gilroy, Calif. in April 2009 under greenhouse conditions. Theseplants were started and grown in central coastal California, thenshipped to Gilroy, Calif. in April 2009. Plants were grown underconditions which approximate those generally used in commercial pottedChrysanthemum production and were about 10 weeks of age.

Color references are made to The Royal Horticultural Society ColourChart (R.H.S.) 2001.

TABLE 1 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE NEW VARIETY ‘YOGRAND RAPIDS’ AND ASIMILAR VARIETY ‘Dazzling Yonew York’ ‘Yogrand Rapids’ (U.S. Plant Pat.No. 17,438) Flower color: Light yellow with greyed Golden yellow withdark red center orange center Flower type: Fully double decorativeDecorative with more open center Growth habit: More upright Morespreading

-   Plant:    -   -   Form, growth and habit.—Herbaceous pot-type; compact but            upright, strong and freely branching. Suitable for            production-center budded or no bud removal.        -   Plant height.—22-25 cm.        -   Plant height (inflorescence included).—24-28 cm.        -   Plant width.—16-19 cm.-   Roots:    -   -   Number of days to initiate roots.—4 days at about 22 degrees            C.        -   Number of days to produce a rooted cutting.—10 days at 22            degrees C.        -   Type.—Fine, fibrous, free branching.        -   Color.—RHS N155B but whiter.-   Foliage:    -   -   Arrangement.—Alternate, simple.        -   Immature, leaf color, upper surface.—Closest to RHS 137B.        -   Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137C.        -   Mature, leaf color, upper surface.—Closest to RHS 137A.        -   Lower surface.—Closest to RHS 137C.        -   Length.—7.5-9.0 cm.        -   Width.—4.5-6.3 cm.        -   Shape.—Ovate.        -   Base shape.—Attenuate.        -   Apex shape.—Mucronulate to abuptly acute.        -   Margin.—Palmately lobed; serrated.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Bifid T-shaped hairs.        -   Lower surface.—Bifid T-shaped hairs.        -   Color of veins, upper surface.—Closest to RHS 144B.        -   Color of veins, lower surface.—Closest to RHS 144B.        -   Petiole color.—Closest to RHS 144B.        -   Length.—1.5-2.0 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.2 cm.        -   Texture.—Bifid T-shaped hairs.-   Stem:    -   -   Quantity of main branches per plant.—3-4.        -   Quantity of leaves per branch.—8-10.        -   Color of stem.—RHS 146B.        -   Length of stem.—20-23 cm.        -   Diameter.—0.3-0.4 cm.        -   Length of internodes.—0.5-1.5 cm.        -   Texture.—Bifid T-shaped hairs.        -   Color of peduncle.—RHS 146B to RHS 146C.        -   Length of peduncle.—0.7-3.1 cm.        -   Peduncle diameter.—0.15 cm.        -   Texture.—Bifid T-shaped hairs.-   Inflorescence:    -   -   Type.—Composite type, solitary inflorescences            (decorative-type) borne terminally above foliage, ray            florets arranged acropetally on a capitulum.        -   Quantity of short days to flowering (response time).—52-57            days grown with center bud removal.        -   Quantity of inflorescences per plant.—7-10.        -   Lastingness of individual blooms on the plant.—About 34            days.        -   Fragrance.—Slight.-   Bud (just before opening/showing color):    -   -   Color.—RHS 181A.        -   Length.—1.5-1.7 cm.        -   Width.—0.5-0.7 cm.        -   Shape.—Oblate.-   Immature inflorescence:    -   -   Diameter.—4.5-5.5 cm.        -   Color of ray florets, upper surface.—Between RHS 8A and RHS            9C.        -   Lower surface.—RHS 8C with overlay of RHS 182B and RHS 182C,            heavier along the mid-vein.-   Mature inflorescence:    -   -   Diameter.—6-7 cm.        -   Total diameter of ‘disc’.—0.5 cm.-   Ray florets:    -   -   Average quantity of florets.—Approximately 150.        -   Color of florets, upper surface.—RHS 8B to RHS 8C.        -   Lower surface.—RHS 8C with overlay of RHS 182B and RHS 182C,            heavier along the mid-vein.        -   Length.—2.6-2.9 cm.        -   Width.—0.9-1.2 cm.        -   Shape.—Oblanceolate to oblong.        -   Apex shape.—Praemorse.        -   Margin.—Entire.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Papillose.        -   Lower surface.—Papillose.-   Disc florets:    -   -   Average quantity of florets.—30-34.        -   Color of florets.—RHS 2C basally; RHS 1B at apex.        -   Length.—0.5-0.6 cm.        -   Width.—0.1 cm.        -   Shape.—Tubular, enlongated.        -   Apex shape.—Acute, 5 pointed.-   Phyllaries:    -   -   Quantity.—15-20.        -   Color, upper surface.—RHS 137A, with margins becoming            translucent and papery and about RHS 166B.        -   Lower surface.—Same.        -   Length.—0.5 cm.        -   Width.—0.3-0.4 cm.        -   Shape.—Lanceolate.        -   Apex shape.—Obtuse.        -   Based.—Fused.        -   Margins.—Entire.        -   Texture, upper surface.—Glossy and smooth.        -   Lower surface.—Bifid T-shaped hairs.-   Reproductive organs:    -   -   Pistil.—1.        -   Length.—0.7-0.8 cm.        -   Style color.—RHS 1C.        -   Style length.—0.5 cm.        -   Stigma color.—RHS 1B.        -   Stigma shape.—Bi-parted.        -   Ovary color.—RHS 155C.        -   Stamens.—4.        -   Color of filaments.—RHS 1C.        -   Length filaments.—0.4 cm.        -   Anther color.—RHS 15C.        -   Anther length.—0.2 cm.        -   Anther shape.—Oblong.        -   Color of pollen.—RHS 15A.        -   Pollen amount.—Moderate.        -   Fertility/seed set.—Has not been observed on this hybrid.-   Disease/pest resistance: Disease resistance or susceptibility has    not been observed on this hybrid.

1. A new and distinct variety of Chrysanthemum plant named ‘YograndRapids,’ substantially as illustrated and described herein.